Hans - When I think of Palmered Marabou, flies such as the Popsicle come to mind. Do you know how the marabou on these flies is applied?
- Gary At 03:35 PM 03/14/2002, you wrote: >On 14 Mar 2002 at 15:20, Gary Miller wrote: > > > So, the marabou feathers that are long with > > stems that get somewhat thick at the base are good for palmering? > >The upper part of the feather/stem can be palmered, but the result is >generally pretty ugly. > >A bit better result can be had by splitting the stem with a sharp >blade and palmer this 'half' feather. A further, slight, improvement >can be had by fllattening this half stem. > >Personally I would use the marabou strands in a dubbing loop, no >thick stem to get in the way. > > > When using the blood feathers for streamer wings, do you recommend > > stripping the fibers from the stem, or using the entire feather (stem > > and all)? > >I generally use the full feather. If the stem is a problem (when the >wing length is close to the full length of the feather, I will snip >away carefully any stem which is in the way. In other words, I will >try to avoid having a (noticable) stem at the tie-in point. > >Cheers, >Hans
